French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	oceanographic research program
gptkbp:abbreviation	FAMOUS
gptkbp:country	gptkb:France gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate	1974
gptkbp:field	oceanography marine geology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkbp:notableParticipant	gptkb:Marie_Tharp gptkb:Xavier_Le_Pichon gptkb:Bruce_Heezen
gptkbp:notablePublication	Science (journal), 1974, "FAMOUS: French-American Mid-Ocean Undersea Study"
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:Archimède gptkb:DSV_Alvin gptkb:Cymbala gptkb:Jean_Charcot gptkb:L'Acadien gptkb:USNS_Mizar
gptkbp:purpose	to study the geology and biology of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
gptkbp:result	mapped the median rift valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge collected biological and geological samples provided direct evidence for seafloor spreading
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:National_Science_Foundation gptkb:Centre_National_de_la_Recherche_Scientifique
gptkbp:startDate	1973
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Project_FAMOUS
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6